to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
close; intimate; on good terms
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to blaze; to burn brightly
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
by all means; at all costs; absolutely